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The Devil's Cartel proves that the power of co-op can heal many things.

Criterion's racer from last Fall gets tuned up for the Wii U and impresses.

Oh, how I miss old school fighting games from the 90s.

Fans of the massive Naruto universe are likely to find a good investment in Ultimate Ninja Storm 3.

The third game in a series is always the toughest planet to crack. If the sequel addressed mistakes and refined ideas of a first entry, and it if was successful, where does that leave the inevitable follow-up? The newly perfected formula won't work twice, and if its elements are altered too drastically it's likely to explode and make a mess. Visceral Games' solution to this volatile problem was to augment, rather than alter, the nature of Dead Space. An emphasis on weapon creation and cooperative play, both firsts for the series, seemed welcome - as long as surviving Dead Space's beloved horror was still in focus.

Arc System Works' Guilty Gear series has been around for some fifteen years now. In early December, the latest home version, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, was finally released on the PSN, having previously been released on XBLA, Wii, and PSP. The R version is live in select arcades now, so even though Plus isn't the latest, it's still a solid technical 2D fighter with a deep history.

There isn't anything inherently wrong with disposability. Taco Bell is disposable. Greeting cards are disposable. Paul Walker's entire career is disposable. All of these things can be enjoyed for small moment in time before being inevitably forgotten. When it comes to videogames if you pay sixty bucks for a game it sure as hell shouldn't be disposable, but if you drop the barrier of entry below ten dollars, the possibility of being used and discarded becomes easier to manage. This is where we are with Labyrinth Legends, a top-down dungeon crawling romp that entertains and satisfies for a few fleeting hours.

Revenge of the zombie.

If mice could cry.

Mickey is called back to Cartoon Wasteland to help out with some issues the place is having. This time around he's got a new companion to help him literally paint the town (yes, I went there). Oswald the Rabbit is included in the adventure this time, and there's more old school/new school fun to be had with Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

The first wave of eShop titles have been released for the Wii U, including Shin’en's mighty impressive twin stick 3D shooter, Nano Assault NEO.

Madden 13 comes out of the locker room for the second half of the season on the Wii U, sporting good Gamepad integration and a missing Impact Engine.

Hasbro's hit cartoon saw its videogame debut this year, including on the Wii U.

A giant something anyway.